/* register for interrupts */
        if (state->irq > 0) {
-               ret = request_threaded_irq(state->irq, NULL, adv7180_irq,
-                                          IRQF_ONESHOT, KBUILD_MODNAME, state);
-               if (ret)
-                       return ret;
-
                ret = i2c_smbus_write_byte_data(client, ADV7180_ADI_CTRL_REG,
                                                ADV7180_ADI_CTRL_IRQ_SPACE);
                if (ret < 0)
        return 0;
 
 err:
-       free_irq(state->irq, state);
        return ret;
 }
 
        if (ret)
                goto err_free_ctrl;
 
+       if (state->irq) {
+               ret = request_threaded_irq(client->irq, NULL, adv7180_irq,
+                                          IRQF_ONESHOT, KBUILD_MODNAME, state);
+               if (ret)
+                       goto err_free_ctrl;
+       }
+
        ret = v4l2_async_register_subdev(sd);
        if (ret)
                goto err_free_irq;